Back-band buckle.



PATENTED OCT. 10, 1905.

J. S. COX. BACK BAND BUCKLE.

APPLICATION YILED NAILS, 1905.

' UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

BACK-BAND BUCKLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 10, 1905.

Application filed March 3, 1905. Serial No. 248,300.

To callwho'nt it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN S. Cox, of Martin, in the county of WVeakley and State of Tennessee, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Back-Band Buckles; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The object of this invention is to provide an improved back-band buckle and trace-chain support which will not only securely hold the chain, but which will also prevent the backband from turning under, such band being so held in place as to keep the chain out of contact with the horses side, and itself capable of being readily removed or disengaged.

The invention will be hereinafter fully setforth, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a view in perspective. Fig. 2 is a central longitudinal sectional view. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view on line 3 3, Fig. 2.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates the buckle in its entirety, provided with upper and lower loop portions 2 and 3 and an intermediate connecting portion t. Each loop portion is formed with a longitudinal slot and a central longitudinal cross-bar 5, preferably struck up from the metal from which the buckle is made and on planes forward of the buckle proper. The back-band 6 is passed twice through the slot of each loop portion and over the cross-bar 5 thereof, so that the band will be held taut at the back of the buckle and prevented from turning up at its ends, as ordinarily occurs. In other words, the band is secured to the buckle not only at the upper, but also at the lower end thereof. Preferably the lower longitudinal edge of the lower loop portion occupies a plane about in line with that of its cross-bar 5, so as to thereby permit the extreme end of the band to be readily removed or disengaged from the lower loop of the buckle.

The connecting portion 4 has an arch or bridge 7, from which projects a pin 8 at right angles to said connecting portion, toward which its end is located, and within the field surrounding the inner end of said pin is an opening 9. The purpose of this pin is to hold a link of a trace-chain, and the opening permits of the ready connection and disconnection of a link from the pin.

I have shown my buckle as struck up or made from one continuous piece of metal. Although I do not confine myself to this arrangement, yet it has many advantages in that the arch or bridge portion and the trace-engaging pin are of increased strength, being composed of two layers of metal securely riveted together, as shown in Fig. 3, the metal for such arch or bridge being brought forward to the longitudinal center of the buckle from either side thereof.

The advantages of my invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art. It will be apparent that by means thereof the back-band will not only be secured to such buckle, but will be held taut over the back of such buckle,

so as to avoid all danger of irritating or wearing the horses skin by the engagement therewith of the trace-chain. It will also be observed that the trace-chain is securely held in place by the inwardly-extended pin of the arch or bridge and that such arch or bridge forms part of the connecting portion between the two loop portions of the buckle, being preferably formed from portions struck up from the metal of which the buckle is composed.

I claim as my invention 1. A back-band buckle and trace-chain support comprising an upper loop portion, alower loop portion, and an intermediate connecting portion having a trace-engaging pin at right angles thereto, said lower loop portion being on a plane forward of said connecting portion, a backband being designed to be passed through both loop portions and in rear of the connecting portion.

2. The combination with a back-band, of a buckle having upper and lower loop portions, each loop portion having a slot and a central cross-bar extended longitudinally of such slot, said back-band being passed twice through each slot and over said cross-bars, and a connecting portion between such loop portions having an in wardly-extending trace-engaging pin, the said lower loop portion being on a plane forward of the connecting portion.

3. The herein-described buckle struck up from one piece of metal comprising upper and lower loop portions, each loop portion having a slot and a cross-bar, such cross-bars being on raised planes, aconnecting portion between In testimony whereof I have signed this said loop portions having an arch or bridge specification in the presence oftwo subscribing extending longitudinally thereof formed by Witnesses.

strips of metal bent from opposite sides of the JOHN S. COX. 5 center of the buckle, and the trace-engaging Witnesses: I

pin projecting inwardly from such arch 0r ERNEST IRWIN,

bridge. R. E. NEWLIN. 

